Community Composition of Epibiont Hydroids of the Naturalized Alien Macroalga <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in Pichilingue, Mexico
This study provides a detailed analysis of the community of hydrozoan epibionts of <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur. The investigation was carried out in two season periods, corresponding to the warm and cold seasons on the pier of the Autonomous Universit...
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| description | This study provides a detailed analysis of the community of hydrozoan epibionts of <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur. The investigation was carried out in two season periods, corresponding to the warm and cold seasons on the pier of the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS) Pichilingue research station. The percentage of epibiont coverage was calculated and analyzed. The average length of the thalli was 7.8 ± 4.6 cm. Eleven taxa of hydrozoans were recorded; the hydrozoan <i>Obelia</i> cf. <i>dichotoma</i> had the highest coverage percentage, and in summer, there was a higher taxa richness. It is recommended to monitor this macroalga and its epibionts for its wide distribution in the bay, although in UABCS, Pichilingue Pier has not seen epibionts that threaten biological diversity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2b240b26fba4eeab0604b4333525b2c2025-01-24T13:23:24ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372025-01-011414410.3390/biology14010044Community Composition of Epibiont Hydroids of the Naturalized Alien Macroalga <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in Pichilingue, MexicoJessica Licona Angeles0Francisco Rubén Castañeda Rivero1María A. Mendoza-Becerril2Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. de los Barrios 1, Tlalnepantla de Baz 54090, Estado de México, MexicoDepartamento de Áreas Naturales Protegidas Zona Sur, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Áreas Naturales Protegidas del Estado de Quintana Roo (IBANQROO), Hidroeléctrica de Malpaso 398, Campestre, Chetumal 77030, Quintana Roo, MexicoDepartamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Av. Centenario km 5.5, Pacto Obrero, Chetumal 77014, Quintana Roo, MexicoThis study provides a detailed analysis of the community of hydrozoan epibionts of <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur. The investigation was carried out in two season periods, corresponding to the warm and cold seasons on the pier of the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS) Pichilingue research station. The percentage of epibiont coverage was calculated and analyzed. The average length of the thalli was 7.8 ± 4.6 cm. Eleven taxa of hydrozoans were recorded; the hydrozoan <i>Obelia</i> cf. <i>dichotoma</i> had the highest coverage percentage, and in summer, there was a higher taxa richness. It is recommended to monitor this macroalga and its epibionts for its wide distribution in the bay, although in UABCS, Pichilingue Pier has not seen epibionts that threaten biological diversity.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/1/44epibiosishydrozoaLa Paz BayMexican Pacificrhodophyta |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Licona Angeles Francisco Rubén Castañeda Rivero María A. Mendoza-Becerril Community Composition of Epibiont Hydroids of the Naturalized Alien Macroalga <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in Pichilingue, Mexico Biology epibiosis hydrozoa La Paz Bay Mexican Pacific rhodophyta |
| title | Community Composition of Epibiont Hydroids of the Naturalized Alien Macroalga <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in Pichilingue, Mexico |
| title_full | Community Composition of Epibiont Hydroids of the Naturalized Alien Macroalga <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in Pichilingue, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Community Composition of Epibiont Hydroids of the Naturalized Alien Macroalga <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in Pichilingue, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community Composition of Epibiont Hydroids of the Naturalized Alien Macroalga <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in Pichilingue, Mexico |
| title_short | Community Composition of Epibiont Hydroids of the Naturalized Alien Macroalga <i>Acanthophora spicifera</i> in Pichilingue, Mexico |
| title_sort | community composition of epibiont hydroids of the naturalized alien macroalga i acanthophora spicifera i in pichilingue mexico |
| topic | epibiosis hydrozoa La Paz Bay Mexican Pacific rhodophyta |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/1/44 |
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